Stay for corsets and other articles



Patented F eb. 16, 1932 ISIDORE PANES, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

STAY FOB CORSETS AND OTHER ARTICLES Application tiled November 13, 1930. Serial No. 495,496.

rl`his invention relates to stays for garments or other articles, the object being to provide an improved construction wherein the stiti'ening steel or other stay member is u held again independent movement once properly located.

Another object of the invention is to provide a stay for corsets or other garments wherein the stay may be made from steel.

1o whalebone, Wood or other material, and covered with cloth or other material, and having an extending portion adapted to project so as to be engaged by a line ot' stitching in the garment whereby the stay is held against :'hiting.

A further object, more specifically, is to provide a stay ttor corsets and other gar ments wherein the stay is provided with a stili'ening or other body of any desirable material and a covering of cloth which may entirely enclose or partly enclose the stil'- ening member, and which may have one or more erctendiligflanges whereby lines of stitching may extend therethrough when the stay in position.

ln the accompanying drawings Figure l is a fragmentary view showing part ot a corset with the usual oekets therein and a pair of stays embodying the invention mounted in the pockets;

F ifrure is a perspective View of one of the stays.; shown in Figure l;

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional View through Figure 2 approximately on the line Smil;

Figure l is a view similar to Figure 3 but showing a slightly modified structure;

Figure 5 is a View similar to Figure 3 but showing a second modified structure.

Referring more lnrrticularly to the drawings by numerals, l indicates specifically part ot a corset although some other garment might be illustrated in connection with the invention. The corset 1 is prepared V with pockets l and 3 of the usual construction. ln corsets and certain other' garments narrow pockets are provided for receiving stays or steels as they are commonly called, in order to embrace and hold the parts in `a desirable position, and also under some cirparts ot' the the steels or stays oi some variety Were slid into the pockets and remained in position by friction. Under many circumstances the stay 1n corsets and other garments would not remain permanently 1n the correct position and were consequently shifted by the user from time to time in order to secure the desired result. Various attempts have been made heretofore to retain the stays or steels in the desired position. In the present in-` vention means have been provided which Will positively hold the stay in the position intended. This means includes the provision of an enclosing strip 4 of cloth as shown in Figure 3, which has the ends 5 and 6 extending beyond the stiffening body 7, Which may be of steel, whalebone, Wood or other desir-ed material. i i i The extending members 5 and 6 form together a flap or seam receiving section 8. The cloth member l is connected With the body 7 by a suitable adhesive 9 whereby it is firmly connected with the body 7 and con sequently if the flange or section 8 is stitched to the garment the body 7 cannot shift its position.

In addition to the arrangement of the seetion or flange S,`as shown in Figure 3, the cloth covering 4l extends beyond each end of the body 7 wherebythese extensions may be turned over and form reinforcing pads l0, as shown .in Figures l. and 2. The end 10 is turned over and then thedevice is slipped into the pocket-s 2 and 3, or, if the pockets have not yet been formed, the stay is placed in the desired position and the various Vseams ll, 'l2 and 13 provided.

As the stitching machine approaches the pad 10 it is turned over and held in position, as shown in Figure 2, until the stitching mechanism has acted thereon. The opposite end is likewise turned over, as at 10, whereby there is a padding at each end ot the stay which Will prevent the stay from having a tendency to penetrate the garment. As the body 7 of the stay is cemented or held in place by adhesive to the cloth 4, and cloth 4 stitched to the garment 1,` the entire sta-y structure is positively held against shifting. In Figure 4 a modified form of stay is shown wherein the body 7 is provided with two strips of cloth, namely, strips 14 and 15, each of said strips extending beyond the respective edges of the body 7, whereby flanges or sections 16 and 17 extend from each edge of the body 7, whereby either one or both edges may 10 be stitched to the garment. Where one stay is used at a certain place in the garment this form is desirable in that the lines of stitching at each side of the pocket extending through section 16 or 17 and thereby provides a good connection between the respective parts so that the garment will get the full benelit oi the stiening action of the body 7.

Figure 5 shows a further modified orin of the invention wherein the body 7 is provided 20 with a piece of cloth 18 held in place by adhesive in a similar manner to the way the cloth in Figure 4 is held in place. In this form of the invention the cloth is doubled and the closed end forms a flange 19 while the two loose edges are held in place by adhesive. This aords a certain amount of saving in covering material for the body and yet presents a good anchoring section or flange for holding the body 7 in place.

I claim- The combination with a corset provided a with a stay pocket of a size to receive two stays positioned on the outer surface of the corset, of a pair of stays arranged in said pocket and comprising a flexible stay member, an independent covering for each of said stay members, each of said coverings having a portion extending beyond one longitudinal edge of the particular stay member on which it is mounted, said portion extending for the full length of th-e stay member and for a short distance therebeyond at each end, said portion extending beyond said stay members being folded over the ends of the stay. members, adhesive for permanently securing said stay members tosaid covering, said covering being positioned so that the portions extending beyond the longitudinal edges of the stay members will face in opposite directions, and

- three lines of stitching positioned to extend through said stay pocket, one line being positioned between said stays and the other lines being arrangedv on the respective edges of said pocket, said other lines extending through the pocket, through the folded over parts of the respective coverings and through said portions which extend beyond the longitudinal edges of the stay members.

ISIDORE PANES. 

